TX Factor
Episode 32
It’s been a while, but we’re back with our first full TX Factor episode since the summer of 2024. It’s part one of a two-part special featuring all the action from National Hamfest 2025 at Newark, Nottinghamshire, UK. Hamfest is the UK’s premier amateur radio rally and it’s taken two episodes to ensure TX Factor covers as much of the action from the two-day event as possible.
In this first show we talk with Chris Danby G0DWV, National Hamfest’s chair about the history and organisation of the event.
We spend time with Karl Brazier G7AFT, Technical Sales Manager of Yaesu UK about, well, you know what!
Plus, there’re chats with Steve Thomas M1ACB, General Manager of the RSGB about how the Society continues to face up to the demands of the modern amateur radio community, including news of a brand new smartphone app for RadCom readers - and much more!
To see a list of all our previous shows, click here
Show Notes for Episode 32 (TXF032)
Please note that all URL links included in these notes are, to the best of our knowledge, correct and have been tested, although from time to time some may appear not to be working at the time of reading this. Sorry for the inconvenience, however, these things do happen, and a search on Google or similar should provide you with more up-to-date links.
The Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) is a sponsor of TX Factor. We are truly grateful for the support the RSGB provides to enable us to produce our shows. However, TX Factor retains full editorial control of all content shown in our episodes.
National Hamfest has its own website, where details and booking info for next year’s show will appear here
Yaesu UK has a very good site telling you all about their products at www.yaesu.co.uk and currently featuring the FTX-1Field and FTX-1optima
Get a good idea of the full functionality of the FTX-1 series by downloading the official Yaesu manual here
The Gibralter Amateur Radio Society has a web site here
We produced a video with the RSGB explaining why amateur radio is a great hobby for young people. It’s ideal for showing at events promoting the hobby or for sharing with individual groups or organisations you think might be interested.
You can view Amateur Radio a 21st Century Hobby, here
The RSGB has an extensive web site, full of information, great videos and links to all the various resources the society offer the radio amateur here
Email us at info@txfactor.co.uk
